Affluent neighborhoods reduce excess risk of tooth loss among the poor

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 969-973

  Sanders, A E ^a,b   Turrell, G ^c   Slade, G D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cross level effect modification; Health inequalities; Multi level analysis; Neighborhood; Tooth retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; EFFECT MODIFIERS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 58149253287     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910808701006     Document Type: Article

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